Making Your Own Business Videos

I wrote an article in late July of this year with the sameHere is a picture of the Teleprompter display and
title as is used here which was on several blog/articlecamera. Notice that the Teleprompter, laptop and the
sites and which was widely read and generated acamera are at the same level and Close together. This
number of comments and Inquiries. Since writing it Imakes your eye movements much less obvious. A
have made a number of Videos on the subject offirm platform for the lap top is needed, a table and a
exporting and this has produces some interestingpile of books is good!
issues with which I have had to deal. By way of aThere were a number of issues that emerged in later
refresher here below is the original article Making Yourvideos. One concerned the Free ArcSoft software
Own Business Videoswhich came with the camera and which after
There is no doubt that video is taking off, trending asuploading the video to the chosen hosting provider's
they say! And there is no doubt too that it does makeweb site the software returned the message "Cannot
for more interest in Blogs and websites.connect to the Internet" and the upload failed very
Using specialist video production companies is an extrafrustrating! The problem proved insoluble so it was
expense which can be avoided. Certainly the result ofdecided to use the Movie Maker software by
a "roll you own vid" is going to less professional butMicrosoft. Although there are many other video editing
that is not likely to detract from its credibility. In additionprograms on the market at various prices.
once you have the camera the cost of making moreThe Kodak camera delivers the video file with a .mov
videos is Zero!extension playable on Apple.
You will need: A camera, a tripod to mount it on, aI phones and on a Quick Time player. File sizes are
laptop and a Lavalier microphone. For the camera Ilarge the resolution excellent, but there are log upload
use the Kodak Zi8 which has a USB output and plugstimes with long upload times and some video hosts will
directly into your computer to download your videonot accept.mov files at all. The trick is to convert
and a side jack socket to take the sound from thethe.mov files to the more popular.wav.flv or.wmv I use
Lavalier remote clip on microphone. A feature of thea file converter program from Prism.com, free for 14
Kodak Zi8 camera is the Free ArcSoft editing suitedays and then to buy at about £26.00. It is very easy
which comes with it. This allows you to edit out the bitsto use, very reliable and will convert to all the popular
of the video you don't want, insert your logo and addvideo formats. Converting the file from.mov to one of
titles and credits. You can also add transitions tothe other formats I use.wmv has one big benefit which
separate one part of the video from another.is that you can now use the free Microsoft editing
The laptop is used for the teleprompter. You cansuite Free with windows XP and later. Microsoft Movie
download the Free Software from it's very simple tomaker is in the accessories section of your program.
use and by reading your script it saves all those fluffs!Start menu, Programs, Accessories, Movie Maker.
If you would like to see an example, go to theNote that Microsoft Movie Maker will allow.mov files to
Comconsult Website and click on the video blog linksbe edited directly if you have Windows Vista or
on the MentorEx page.Windows 7 as your operating system.
If you have any questions then please get in touch byNow you are not going to get a professional quality
Email details in the resource box or telephone 07889video using Movie Maker but the odd mistake is quite
649253.acceptable and even adds some credibility to the
Most of the questions asked concerned the LavalierVideo as you are "the Real" person and not a paid for
microphone I got mine from Maplins £24.00 inc VATactor.
and the Teleprompter.